Sökning: "patronage politics"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden patronage politics.

  1. 1. Ethnic Politics : Voters, Parties and Policies in Kenya and Zambia

    Författare :Karolina Hulterström; Axel Hadenius; Li Bennich-Björkman; Sten Widmalm; Joel D. Barkan; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political science; ethnic politics; ethnic conflict; ethnic mobilisation; political parties; voting; policy; patronage; neo-patrimonialism; Kenya; Zambia; Statsvetenskap; Political science; Statsvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis is an investigation of ethnic politics, both as a concept and as an empirical phenomenon. It is based on the propositions that (a) most instances of ethnic politics are non-violent rather than violent and, (b) most scholarly work in the field is explanatory and devoted to violent ethnic conflict. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Patronage, Politics and Pollution : precarious NGO-state relationships : urban environmental issues in south India

    Författare :Håkan Tropp; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

    Sammanfattning : Rapid urban population growth is a striking feature for most cities in developing countries. Such demographic change, compounded by political power structures, industrialisation and culture, pose big institutional challenges in coping with urban environments. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Frihetstidens politiska praktik : Nätverk och offentlighet 1746–1766

    Författare :Patrik Winton; Jan Lindegren; Karin Sennefelt; Pasi Ihalainen; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; History; Sweden 1719-1772; Age of Liberty; Bank of Sweden; public debt; parliamentary systems; clergy; bishops; vicars; chaplains; nobility; burghers; political organization; mobilization; political elite; social networks; social exchange; trust; sociability; patronage; family; friendship; patron-client relationships; public opinion; public sphere; political radicalization; Historia;

    Sammanfattning : The dissertation deals with the organization of political practice in Sweden 1746–1766. It focuses on the clergy and how they mobilized political activities before and during the meetings of the Diet. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Sins of Omission and Commission : The Quality of Government and Civil Conflict

    Författare :Hanne Fjelde; Erik Melander; Kristian Gleditsch; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; civil conflict; civil war; quality of government; corruption; patronage politics; governance; authoritarian regimes; Nigeria; Peace and conflict research; Freds- och konfliktforskning; Peace and Conflict Research; freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Sammanfattning : Is the risk of civil conflict related to the quality of government? This dissertation contributes to the quantitative research on this topic. First, it provides a more nuanced account of the role of the government in influencing the risk of civil conflict. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Navigating Troubled Waters : An analysis of how urban water regimes in the global South reproduce inequality

    Författare :Maryam Nastar; LUCSUS; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Water Access; Inequality; Transition Framework; Urban Water Regimes; World City; Contentious Politics; Hyderabad; India; Johannesburg; South Africa;

    Sammanfattning : This research is an attempt to conceptualize the underlying forces behind persistent and ubiquitous problems of inequality in access to water in cities of the global south. Inequality in water access is hypothesized to result from urban water regimes that tend to prioritize the right to water access or to provide preferential terms of access for some groups in society, while marginalizing others. LÄS MER